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Libya problems The West appears to be edging towards a military confrontation with Libya as the U.S. has positioned warships in the region and U.K. leaders talk about a creating a no-fly zone over the North African nation. The move came as Saudi Arabia sent dozens of tanks to Bahrain Tuesday to help the Libyan government keep pro-democracy rallies from getting out of control. Meanwhile, Iran is trying to quell its own anti-government upheaval. Riot police in Tehran used tear gas and batons Tuesday against pro-democracy demonstrators angry over the arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi. pictures Gadhafi has been Libya’s leaderfor more than 40 years, since takingover in 1969 in a military action calleda coup that removed Libyan kingMuhammad Idris from power. Now, after protests have turnedinto armed battles in Libya, the futureof the nation is uncertain. No oneknows who will control Libya in theyears to come, and no one knows howthat will affect Libya’s relations withthe United States, northern Africa andthe Middle East. Libya is also near Israel, an ally thatthe United States wants to keep safe asprotests in the region spread (Israel hasoften been targeted for violence inwars or other attacks in the past). The Lede is following the war in Libya, unrest in Syria and protest movements across the Arab world. March 29 alyssaI hope that things will settle down in Libya, because I hate war and have a feeling that's what this will lead to. chelseai hope everything gets better. I think it will lead to war soon. BriannaI hope that Libya will calm down with the protest because the citizen in libya will no longer will get injured and they can go back to normal. Also I don't want our solider to go over there and risk their life for Libya.